Jonathan Pablo Bottinelli (born 14 September 1984) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
San Martín SJ. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer
Darío Bottinelli
Darío Bottinelli (born December 26, 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of defender Jonathan Bottinelli.
Career
San Lorenzo
Considered a good prospect for the future, Bottinelli mana ...
.
Club career
San Lorenzo
In 2007, Bottinelli helped San Lorenzo to win the
Clausura tournament. On 12 August 2008, Bottinelli moved to
Sampdoria
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The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
, on 15 January 2009 he returned to
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
.
River Plate
On 26 July 2012,
River Plate's president
Daniel Passarella reported that Bottinelli joined to the club for an approximate fee of
US$
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2 million,
and was presented days later during a press conference at the city of
Ezeiza. On 21 August, the
AFA investigated the player for irregularities in his rights as the
Chilean Primera División
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club
Unión San Felipe
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They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 Co ...
with bank accounts at
Virgin Islands
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received exactly
US$
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1.7 million while posing as the club owner of the player's rights according to information provided by
La Tercera
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''La Tercera'' is part o ...
newspaper.
León
Bottinelli played for
Club León in the 2014–15 Liga MX season.
International career
He made his debut for the
Argentina national football team
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Nicknamed ''La Albiceleste'' ('The White and S ...
, in a 0–0 draw against
Chile
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on 18 April 2007.
Honours
San Lorenzo
*
Torneo de Clausura:
2007
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Men's association football central defenders
Argentine footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
Pan American Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
U.C. Sampdoria players
Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
Club León footballers
Unión de Santa Fe footballers
Rosario Central footballers
San Martín de San Juan footballers
Serie A players
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico